European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hwy Yew  a v7t.v >5. W Quot a a it  the Days till its Over Erma Bombeck Universal press Syndicate the relatives arc coming the relatives arc coming. Somewhere today Nancy is pulling together new underwear for the entire family. Her husband Roy is vacuuming the car for the first time since he bought it. Suitcases have been borrowed car games assembled and coolers stocked in preparation for a trip to visit family members Sis and Raymond. Meanwhile Sis and Raymond Are into serious cleaning and decorating so the visitors can to see How they really live. They have stocked food borrowed cols and High chairs and waxed the driveway. No one will use the bathroom until after the company has seen it. If there a anything More exciting than the first 24 hours of a family reunion. I done to know what it is. There is tearful hugging laughter and cries of a go play with your cousins. We have a lot to talk  at the end of two Days Nancy and Roy realize that to at Sis House is not better than it was at Home. Raymond works All Day and Sis hangs on the phone. Nancy never knew her sister ate Lamb before. Sis and Raymond who opted to sleep on the sofa bed in the living room feel As if they re on a float at the Rose bowl. Sis never realized before that her sister is domestically dead. She. Does no to know How to turn on the stove or the Washer or Load a dishwasher. Her kids change clothes every three hours and leave the refrigerator door open like they re awaiting the second coming. By the fifth Day Nancy and Roy Are actually carrying around a portable fan to protect themselves from Raymond a cigarette smoke. Sis and Raymond a kids Are children whom their children would not be permitted to play with at Home. Nancy has been packed for two Days. Sis and Raymond Are beginning to show signs of test iness too. They Are sick of the comparisons Between their mall their baseball team their Economy and their weather and that of their House guests. Their nephews do not know How to put a toilet seat lid Down and they eat like lizards. Sis and Raymond Are counting the hours until their relatives leave. Mixing lifestyles and families is sometimes As risky As freshmen experimenting with chemicals in a science lab without supers Ision. But the Marvel of it All is that family reunions Are a lot like giving birth no one remembers the pain. Next july Sis and Raymond will pack the kids in the car and head out for a visit with Nancy and Roy where they will Tel their children Quot go play with your cousins. We have a lot to talk  Vanderpool Gormley if your Irish ancestors Are among those who came to America in the 19lh com Tun you May find mention of them in the Boston Pilot newspaper which pith itched advertisements for missing friends and relatives from 1831 to 1916. A column called a missing  a standing feature in this newspaper for nearly a cent Ryand these ads arc now being indexed by the northeastern University history department and published in Book form by the new England historic genealogical society these advertisements arose from necessity. As the Irish came to America families were separated addresses were lost or confused and Many newcomers simply disappeared into the vastness of the Quot promised  most of the Irish who came Here during this Lime period were Young unmarried adults and in these ads we find thousands seeking their siblings. Often the brother or sister who arrived first moved several times following work but his or her recently arrived sibling would have Only an old address. It was through these ads in this newspaper that families sought to locate missing relatives who had scattered throughout the United slates. The first volume in this projected series of seven scheduled to be released one volume per year contains transcriptions and indices of More than 3,000ads. 1 he Boston Pilot had National distribution and the ads . By Irish immigrants or friends Hack Home in efforts to find family members and friends from whom they had been separated. Volume i covers the years 183 i -1850, and for genealogists it contains a wealth of Malm no pertaining to the i in migrants their places of origin ports of arrival and destinations in America. An and placed feb. 8. I 840, reads a information wanted of or. Patrick and Margaret. Duffy alias Margaret my i a ugh i in native of crag Back Parish of tue Henville Londonderry Ireland who left Philadelphia in the fall of. 1836. When last heard from lived in Cincinnati state of Ohio any information respecting them Wilt be thankfully received by her sister and brother in Law Joseph , City of. Salem . Additional value in this new source is in the information about the ports of departure ports of entry to North America and the destination. Of the immigrations. Many lips on How to continue  search in Irish records Are included along with a helpful bibliography in the introduction. This is a substantial new source for Irish researchers. A the search Lor missing friends a vol. .1 is available from new England historic genealogical society $49.25 ppd101 Newbury Street Boston mass. 02116. Myra Vanderpool go relay. .1 firm or Sims and a Tripos employ-ii6, writes for Ith los an Jolus Tims i  for the week of August 20 Leo july 23-aug. 22 forcing your will on loved ones leads to trouble. A Little warmth and kindness work wonders. Vanquish stifling habits with self Assurance. Experiment Wilh new line of thinking. A Virgo aug. 23-sept. 22 the pot of Gold comes Back into View. Take advantage of a surge in your creative artistry. Promote your business interests with aplomb. Nurture loved ones under pressure. A Libra sept. 23-oct. 22 spend time with friends and family members during the upcoming Long weekend. Plan activities you enjoy. Watch what you eat Scorpio oct. 23 nov. 21 Cool your heels in Romance. An ounce of prevention you know Hasty acts could cause business problems. Whal was lost will be found. Balance your financial world. Sagittarius nov. 22-dec. 20. Keep sail ing ahead with self Confidence. New challenges surface you re up to task. The love boat is Rocky though. Head below deck until the storm passes Capricorn dec. 21-Jan. 19 Opportunity will Knock so open the door. Put on a smile and Greet the world with exuberance learn Mure about meditation esp and arcane subjects plan your workweek careful. 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